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Dear Past Me: Navigating The New Trump Account Drama

Dear Sarah from six months ago, It's April 14th. You're sitting at the kitchen island in those gray sweatpantsβ€”you know, the ones with the bleach stain on the left thigh that you refuse to throw away. It's 11:32 PM. You're...

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What Actually Is This Trump Baby Bonus Thing Anyway?

"So wait, does the government just mail us a check for a thousand bucks?" That was my husband, Dave, literally yelling from the bathroom while I was trying to pour my third cup of coffee yesterday morning. Ten minutes later...

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The Truth About Ugly Baby Gear and Why I Stopped Caring

I was standing in the Target parking lot in mid-December, wearing black maternity leggings that were literally falling down because my postpartum body was in that weird, deflated balloon phase, and I was sobbing aggressively. Like, ugly, loud, snorting sobs....

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My Entirely Accidental Education on the Yamaha Baby Grand Piano

I was literally on my hands and knees on the living room rug, wearing those gray Lululemons with the hole in the left knee that my husband Dave absolutely hates, holding a bright yellow Stanley tape measure while my third...

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Baby Brent Newborn Myths: The Truth About Surviving the First Year

I was on FaceTime yesterday with my sister-in-law, balancing my phone on a teetering stack of half-folded laundry while my middle child tried to feed the dog a stale Cheerio, and she was crying. Real, heavy, shoulder-shaking tears. She just...

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My Honest Baby Eczema Cream Routine That Finally Let Us Sleep

It was 2:14 in the morning, the cicadas were screaming outside our Texas window, and I was sitting on the nursery floor watching my oldest son, Beau, turn his own face into a literal crime scene. He was maybe four...

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The Absolute Mess Of Buying Baby Gear (And What Actually Works)

It was 2017. November. A Tuesday, I think, and raining completely sideways. I was exactly thirty-two weeks pregnant with Maya, my second kid, and I was sitting completely cross-legged on the cold linoleum floor of aisle four at BuyBuyBaby (RIP...

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Dear Me: What I Wish I Knew About That Happy Baby Organic Formula

You're currently sitting on the edge of the bathtub, the bathroom door locked so your husband doesn't hear you crying, with your phone screen brightness turned down to one percent while you frantically google what the heck you're supposed to...

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What an elon musk baby mama taught me about dad anxiety

It was 3:14 AM on a Tuesday, and my 11-month-old son was doing this weird, rhythmic dolphin-screech breathing in my arms. Every time I tried to transfer him to the crib, his internal gyroscope detected the change in altitude and...

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